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Lunch Hour Lecture Series explores Louisiana history and tradition
Five Louisiana authors will explore themes from Louisiana history during Lunchtime Lagniappe. The popular weekly lecture series resumes Oct. 3 at the Capitol Park Museum in downtown Baton Rouge. The...
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The Lafayette Tuesday Noon French Table meets regularly at 12:00 PM each week at Pamplona's Restaurant, 631 Jefferson Street Lafayette, LA 70501.The Lafayette Wednesday Morning French Table meets...
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Lafayette Fire on the scene of a diesel fire
There is a diesel tank at a business on fire in the 500 block of Tideland Road in Lafayette. There are no evacuations or road closures at this time. No injuries are being reported and employees of...
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Victims of fatal motorcycle accident identified
The Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office Crash team continues their investigation into the motor vehicle accident that claimed the lives of two Lafayette men around 9:30 a.m. Thursday morning.According to...
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Food banks, Red Cross seeking donations
The American Red Cross and food banks in Louisiana are seeking donations to help replenish the food supplies and other resources they have been providing throughout Southeast Louisiana to people and...
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Person of interest sought in casino robbery
A Eunice casino employees were robbed at gun point Thursday night.Police say the Bayou Gold Casino, 241 West Maple Avenue, was robbed by a white male approx 5'5", black T shirt, plaid shorts, and a...
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AcA and LPSS Offer Opportunities to Educate through the Arts
The Acadiana Center for the Arts offers an array of opportunities that provide students and teachers the chance to learn, teach and grow through the arts. The AcA will be hosting its annual Arts in...
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2012 Acadiana Wine and Food Festival Slated For Oct. 27
The Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum, is pleased to announce that the 2012 Acadiana Wine and Food Festival will take place this year on October 27, 2012 from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. The festival...
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LDWF Assessing Hurricane Isaac Impacts on Deer
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) biologists are assessing the impact of Hurricane Isaac on the deer populations in parishes flooded by the storm.Flood conditions created by...
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Journey Concert date finalized for Oct. 17th
Due to routing and scheduling issues the Journey Concert date is finalized for Wednesday October 17th, not October 16th as previously announced.Pat Benatar regrettably will not be able to perform on...
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Woman accused of faking kidnapping to extort money from husband
A woman is accused of faking her kidnapping to allegedly extort money from her husband.Detectives say they received a call from a husband stating that an unknown male had called him advising him that...
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Two women arrested for 17 pounds of pot
Two women were arrested for alleged possession of 17 pounds of high grade marijuana in Lafayette.The Metro Narcotics Task Force arrested Tanisha Dukes of Cincinnati, Ohio and Keilah Freeman of South...
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UL Announces Hurricane Isaac makeup classes
As a result of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette closing for more than two days for Hurricane Isaac at the end of August, makeup classes have been announced.Thursday classes that begin on or...
View ArticleFall Walking Tours Announced
Capitol Park Walking Tour Saturday, Oct. 6, 9:15 a.m. The Capitol Park Walking Tour will provide a brief history of the following areas: Fort San Carlos; War hero and President Zachary Taylor's Baton...
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Fort Polk hosts Career Expo Thursday
The Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, in conjunction with civilianjobs.com, hosts a job fair Thursday, Sept. 13, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Warrior Community Center.Employers represented...
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Opelousas boy's kidnapping case detailed in new book
Margaret Dunbar Cutright and Tal McThenia will sign copies of "A Case for Soloman" at 6:30 pm tonight at the Delta Grand Theater in Opelousas, 9:30 am Saturday at the Opelousas Public Library, and 7...
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Post-Isaac seafood meeting held
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Seafood industry leaders are assessing the effects of Hurricane Isaac. Ewell Smith, director of the state's seafood promotion board, says fishing communities such as Delacroix,...
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Shifting sands from Isaac reveal 1923 shipwreck
GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) - The pounding surf and currents from Hurricane Isaac on a remote spit of Alabama shoreline has again revealed the wreckage of a schooner that ran aground in 1923, delighting...
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LSU looking for private health care partnerships
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The LSU Board of Supervisors is poised to start a search for private investors and health care companies who might be interested in running some of the university's hospitals,...
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